Our Judge this evening is Simon Caplan LRPS and the closing date for entries 14th February 2023. For more information about Simon please see his website.

Creative Photography Competition  

Competitions will be held on an annual basis.  The General Rules in Section 1 apply and any entry requirements specific to a particular competition.

• Competition Sections do not apply.

• The judge will assess and be asked to comment on each image separately.

• The judge will be asked to award 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each Competition.

• The judge may also award as many Highly Commended as merit it, except that the total awards shall not be more than one third of the entries.

 Points will be awarded as follows

• First Place 6 points 

• Second Place               5 points

• Third Place                  4 points

• Highly Commended   2 points 

Bonus points will be awarded as follows: Placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd (per image) – 2 bonus points Highly Commended (per image) – 1 bonus point

The Demiurgic Trophy, donated by Rod Stowell, will be awarded for best Creative Photography Image.

Members may submit up to 3 Projected Images for this competition.

Rule 1 - Creative Photography shall be defined as 'The use of photography as a means of expression and as a vehicle for the photographer to make a personal photographic statement.  The photographer should seek to stimulate the imagination and arouse the emotions of the viewer.  It should be the input of the photographer which makes the description of creative, appropriate.'

Rule 2 - All elements of a creative photographic image for this competition must be derived from the photographic images of the maker.

Rule 3 - In the interest of stimulating new work, it is a requirement for this competition that the base photographic image should have been taken within the last two years, and that any image, whether in original state or modified, which has been entered into any Club competition previously will not be eligible.

5. 7. Macro and Close Up Competition rules

The following rules are specifically for the Close-up and Macro competition and are in addition to the Club’s General competition rules.

5.7.1.  A macro image is defined as an image whose subject is reproduced to at least 1:1. That means that the image on the camera sensor is the same size, or bigger, than the real-life subject.

5.7.2.  A close-up image is defined as any image that shows the subject closer and in greater detail than would be seen with the naked eye.

5.7.3.  No animals should be harmed or distressed, nor any habitat damaged in pursuit of an image for the competition.

5.7.4. The final decision as to whether an image fits the definition of close-up or macro will be at the discretion of the Competition Secretaries.